Ka'aba was re-built by Hazrat Abraham (AS) and Hazrat Ismaiel (AS). Hazrat Abraham (AS) was commanded by Almighty Allah to announce to the people of the world to come to Ka'aba to perform pilgrimage. Thus Ka'aba was used as a place of worship and Hajj even before the the Last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (May peace be upon him) started preaching Islam.
The kaaba was house of worship that abraham build and dedicated it to the house of god .
He didn't build a mosque around it. Ka'abah was rebuilt by Hazrat Abraham AS and his son Hazrat Ismaiel AS. People used to perform Hajj before the birth of Hazrat Muhammad SAW.
To store statues of pagan gods.
an olive grove
A god
Islam
Near Mecca, the tribe was increasing in power. The Quraysh were the guardians of the Kaaba within the town of Mecca and was the dominant tribe of Mecca upon the appearance of Islam. The Kaaba, at the time, was used as an important pagan shrine.
holiest shrine in Arabia :)))
That is the correct spelling of the proper noun, Kaaba or Ka'aba, for the holy shrine in Mecca.
Muhammad was careful not to destroy all objects that were sacred in Arabia before Islam
Muhammad was careful not to destroy all objects that were sacred in Arabia before Islam
Medina is the second holiest shrine in Islam.
The Kaaba and the mosque are and have been a great source of revenue for the country way before there was oil to be had. The small meteorite that is in the center of what is called Kaaba was actually one of the idols that was worshipped before Islam blessed the region with its presence. It later became the symbol for Islam and its worshippers.
Saudi Arabia Kaaba
Kaaba is the holiest building in Islam. Kaaba is surrounded by the greatest Mosque in the world. It is called the Grand mosque (or Al-Majid Al-Haram).
The Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Islam. Since Kaaba is the place where they face five times a day while offering their prayers.